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Regulation

The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

U.S. crypto companies were being regulated twice — now regulators say they’ll try to fix it.

4 weeks ago

Legal

Terra community to own chain after TFL wind-down; Coinbase exec slams SEC settlement

Amani said that certain teams and developers want to takeover the network and will announce their intent on the governance forums.

2 years ago

Legal

US court issues final judgement against Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, imposes $4.5 billion in fines

The ruling finds the defendants guilty of multiple securities law violations and imposes stringent penalties and restrictions on their future activities.

2 years ago

Legal

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI

Courts dismissed the case without prejudice, leaving Musk an option to refile the case at a later date.

2 years ago

Bankruptcy

New probe sought into Sullivan&Cromwell’s role in FTX collapse

The examinations will determine S&C's awareness of FTX misconduct and potential conflicts during SBF's Robinhood shares acquisition.

2 years ago

Legal

Judge may impose ‘extraordinary’ response, recommend over 7 years for perjury for Craig Wright

The judge eyes severe penalties and custodial sentences for Wright in the COPA case.

2 years ago

Legal

Senate bill could target crypto protocols due to broad language on digital assets

Section 423 of the Intelligence Authorization Act could limit transactions for major DeFi protocols and stablecoins if they facilitate prohibited transactions.

2 years ago

Legal

Binance moves to dismiss most of UK Bitcoin SV case

Binance and other companies do not oppose certification of the case under the UK's collective proceedings regime, which will bring the case to trial.

2 years ago

Legal

Spain extends Worldcoin ban until 2024-end

The Bavarian authority, where Worldcoin's main European office is located, is expected to conclude its investigation in the coming weeks.

2 years ago

FTX settles $24 billion IRS claim for fraction to prioritize customer repayments

Legal 2 years ago

Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy settle $40 million tax fraud case without admission of guilt

Legal 2 years ago

Coinbase slams SEC in closing brief over refusal to provide clear regulation

Exchanges 2 years ago

Trump’s guilty verdict unlikely to derail pro-crypto Presidential campaign

Politics 2 years ago

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The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

Terra community to own chain after TFL wind-down; Coinbase exec slams SEC settlement

US court issues final judgement against Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, imposes $4.5 billion in fines

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI

New probe sought into Sullivan&Cromwell’s role in FTX collapse

Judge may impose ‘extraordinary’ response, recommend over 7 years for perjury for Craig Wright

Senate bill could target crypto protocols due to broad language on digital assets

Binance moves to dismiss most of UK Bitcoin SV case

Spain extends Worldcoin ban until 2024-end

FTX settles $24 billion IRS claim for fraction to prioritize customer repayments

Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy settle $40 million tax fraud case without admission of guilt

Coinbase slams SEC in closing brief over refusal to provide clear regulation

Trump’s guilty verdict unlikely to derail pro-crypto Presidential campaign